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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

P3 Letter delivered to UNSG Ban on chemical attacks in Syria

37 member states have so far signed this letter to UNSG Ban Ki Moon, demanding urgent investigation into alleged chemical attacks in Damascus Suburb Algouta, diplomats said.

21 August 2013

HE Mr Ban Ki-moon

Secretary-General

United Nations

Syria:
Chemical Weapons

We would like
to bring to your attention credible reports of the use of chemical weapons on 21
August 2013 in Rif Damascus.

Given the
gravity of these reports, we judge it essential that all the pertinent facts
are swiftly investigated.

We therefore
request that you launch an urgent investigation into these allegations as
expeditiously as possible under the auspices of the Secretary General’s
Mechanism for the Investigation of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological
Weapons, as derived from the mandate established by the United Nations General
Assembly in its resolution A/RES/42/37C of 30 November 1987, and report back to
Member States as soon as possible.

We are aware
that the UN Mission is now in Damascus. We urge you to do all you can to ensure
that the Mission has urgent access to all relevant sites and sources of
information.

To assist the
investigation, we submit a selection of open source information (Annex A).

Rosemary A. DiCarlo,
Ambassador, Charge d’affaires, a.i., United States Mission to the United
NationsAlexis Lamek,
Deputy Permanent Representative, Chargé d’affaires, a.i., French Mission to the
United Nations